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ULTRAPRO UHSLRecalls & reported problems

Johnson & Johnson International Inc. · Polypropylene partially absorbable large blue / undyed Mesh Device · Class 2 · Implant

Adverse event reports
14
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
11
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 14 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10705031132450), received between Dec 6, 2018 and Jun 5, 2025 — classified as 11 injuries, 3 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (1 report).

Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.

Reports received per month

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Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem11
  • Break1
  • Device Markings/Labelling Problem1
  • Packaging Problem1

Patient problems

  • Abdominal Pain3
  • Insufficient Information3
  • Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available2
  • Hernia2
  • Injury2
  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions2
  • Decreased Appetite1
  • Inflammation1

Recent adverse event reports

The 14 most recent of 14 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryJun 5, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED BY AN ATTORNEY THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT INCISIONAL HERNIA REPAIR SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2023 AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED. IT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD HERNIA REPAIR SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2022 AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED. OTHER PROCEDURE WAS CAPTURED IN A SEPARATE FILE. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 22147948 ↗
  • InjuryMar 17, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED BY AN ATTORNEY THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT HERNIA SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2011 AND A MESH AND ANOTHER MESH WERE IMPLANTED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT EXPERIENCED UNDISCLOSED INJURY. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 21627914 ↗
  • InjuryJan 16, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED BY AN ATTORNEY THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT LEFT INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR ON (B)(6)2015 AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6)2015 AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED UNDISCLOSED INJURY. OTHER PROCEDURE WAS CAPTURED IN A SEPARATE FILE.

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 21165531 ↗
  • InjuryNov 22, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED BY AN ATTORNEY THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT LEFT INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR ON (B)(6) 2009 AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN, SWELLING, AND TENDERNESS ALONG THE PREVIOUS SCAR. IT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD RECURRENT RIGHT INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR ON (B)(6) 2008 AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED. OTHER PROCEDURE WAS CAPTURED IN A SEPARATE FILE. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

    Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available; Pain; Scar Tissue; Swelling/ Edema

    MAUDE report 20757656 ↗
  • InjuryOct 17, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED BY AN ATTORNEY THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT HERNIA REPAIR SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2009 AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REPAIR ON (B)(6) 2010 DUE TO RECURRENT INGUINAL HERNIA. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED ABDOMINAL PAIN. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT RECURRENT INCISIONAL HERNIA ON (B)(6) 2012 AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REMOVAL SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2012. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED CHRONIC ABDOMINAL PAIN. OTHER PROCEDURE WAS CAPTURED IN A SEPARATE FILE. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

    Patient problems: Abdominal Pain

    MAUDE report 20468363 ↗
  • InjuryOct 16, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED BY AN ATTORNEY THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT HERNIA REPAIR SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2009 AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REPAIR ON (B)(6) 2010 DUE TO RECURRENT INGUINAL HERNIA. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED ABDOMINAL PAIN. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT RECURRENT INCISIONAL HERNIA ON (B)(6) 2012 AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REMOVAL SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2012. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED CHRONIC ABDOMINAL PAIN. OTHER PROCEDURE WAS CAPTURED IN A SEPARATE FILE. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

    Patient problems: Abdominal Pain; Hernia

    MAUDE report 20459582 ↗
  • InjuryOct 16, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED BY AN ATTORNEY THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT HERNIA REPAIR SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2009 AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REPAIR ON (B)(6) 2010 DUE TO RECURRENT INGUINAL HERNIA. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED ABDOMINAL PAIN. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT RECURRENT INCISIONAL HERNIA ON (B)(6) 2012 AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REMOVAL SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2012. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED CHRONIC ABDOMINAL PAIN. OTHER PROCEDURE WAS CAPTURED IN A SEPARATE FILE. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

    Patient problems: Abdominal Pain; Hernia

    MAUDE report 20459545 ↗
  • MalfunctionSep 6, 2024Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2024 AND MESH WAS USED. THE MESH WAS TORE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE PATIENT CONSEQUENCES REPORTED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 20158994 ↗
  • MalfunctionAug 22, 2022Device Markings/Labelling Problem; Device Markings/Labelling Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE ON AN UNKNOWN DATE AND THE MESH WAS USED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SIZE OF THE PRODUCT IS NOT WRITTEN ON THE PACKAGE SO THE SURGEON IS CONFUSED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT ANOTHER DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE CASE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 15271317 ↗
  • InjuryFeb 17, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED BY AN ATTORNEY THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT HERNIA REPAIR SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2012 AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED DUE TO HERNIA RECURRENCE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD PREVIOUSLY UNDERWENT A HERNIA REPAIR SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2008 AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD MESH REVISION ON (B)(6) 2012 DUE TO GROIN PAIN, ADHESIONS, NERVE DAMAGE. OTHER PROCEDURE IS CAPTURED IN A SEPARATE FILE. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

    Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available

    MAUDE report 13553212 ↗
  • InjuryDec 7, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED BY AN ATTORNEY THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT HERNIA REPAIR SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2011 AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED SEVERE PAIN, NAUSEA, DIARRHEA, CHILLS, INFLAMMATION, LOSS OF APPETITE AND EXTREME WEIGHT LOSS. THE PATIENT HAD A PREVIOUS MESH IMPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2007 AND REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2010 WHERE THE SURGEON PERFORMED AN EXTENSIVE LYSIS OF ADHESIONS, TOOK DOWN THE ADHESIONS OF OMENTUM TO THE OLD MESH AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS ONE VERY DENSELY ADHERENT LOOP OF BOWEL TO THE EDGE OF THE MESH AT THE HERNIA DEFECT, ALL OF WHICH ARE CAPTURED IN A SEPARATE FILE. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

    Patient problems: Decreased Appetite; Inflammation; Weight Changes

    MAUDE report 10962572 ↗
  • MalfunctionJul 26, 2019Packaging Problem; Packaging Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT HERNIA REPAIR ON AN UNKNOWN DATE IN 2019 AND THE MESH WAS IMPLANTED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE MESH INSIDE THE PACKAGING DID NOT MATCH WHAT WAS LABELED ON THE OUTSIDE. THE CASE COMPLETED WITH THE MESH. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE PATIENT CONSEQUENCES REPORTED.

    Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

    MAUDE report 8833434 ↗
  • InjuryDec 6, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED BY AN ATTORNEY THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A RECURRENT HERNIA REPAIR PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2015 AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED. IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED AN UNDISCLOSED ADVERSE EVENT. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

    Patient problems: Injury

    MAUDE report 8138931 ↗
  • InjuryDec 6, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED BY AN ATTORNEY THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A HERNIA REPAIR SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2013 AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED AN UNDISCLOSED ADVERSE EVENT. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

    Patient problems: Injury

    MAUDE report 8136750 ↗

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Sources: FDA GUDID, MAUDE and Medical Device Recalls via openFDA. openFDA data is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.